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Commentary: Shinzo Abe’s funeral furore is Japan’s most unedifying debate

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A partisan debate over a state funeral for former PM Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated at an election campaign event, embarrasses Japan on the world stage, says Bloomberg Opinion's Gearoid Reidy. State funerals are, admittedly, an uncommon sight in Japan. Only a handful have taken place in the postwar period, and only once for a prime minister - that of Shigeru Yoshida, the man who began to rebuild Japan after World War II.

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